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Philippines seeks help for victims
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:38:00 +0200   gulf-times (en)

Philippine authorities appealed yesterday for help in getting relief to 2mn people affected by deadly floods in and around the capital, warning that evacuation centres were overwhelmed. After more than a month’s worth of rain was dumped on Manila in 48 hours, entire districts remained....

People and organisations: Social Welfare  Corazon Soliman  Ramon Paje 

Appeal to help two million victims of Philippine floods
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:36:00 +0200   gulfnews (en)

Entire districts in Philippine capital remain submerged after rivers burst their banks

People and organisations: Social Welfare  Ramon Paje  Corazon Soliman 

Photos: A flooded Philippines
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:37:00 +0200   cnn (en)

Thursday brought no break from the rain for nearly 2 million people in the Philippines , where a monsoon has caused heavy flooding, evacuations, and at least 19 deaths, disaster officials said.

People and organisations: Benigno Aquino, Jr  Storm Ketsana  Tropical Storm Washi  Tropical Storm Ketsana  National Disaster Risk Reduction  Storm Washi 

Philippines (the): Drenched Philippines shifts to rescue mode
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:29:00 +0200   reliefWeb (en)

Source: Voice of America Country: Philippines (the) by Simone Orendain MANILA — The Philippine weather service has lifted its storm warning for the capital, Manila. Flood waters that affected more than two-million people are now receding. Three days of flooding in the capital region and immediate....

People and organisations: Benito Ramos 

Philippines appeals for flood relief
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:55:00 +0200   taipeitimes (en)

Philippine authorities yesterday appealed for help in getting relief to 2 million people affected by deadly floods in and around the capital, saying that evacuation centers were overwhelmed. After more than a month’s worth of rain was dumped on Metro Manila in 48 hours, entire districts remained....

People and organisations: Social Welfare  Ramon Paje  Corazon Soliman 

Philippines flood disaster man-made – experts
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:43:00 +0200   manilatimes (en)

A policeman prepares to carry the body of a flood victim for identification in Manila. AFP PHOTO DEADLY floods that swamped nearly all of Metro Manila this week are more often the result of poor planning, lax enforcement and political self-interest than of natural disasters, experts say.

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Appeal to help two million Philippine flood victims
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:00:00 +0200   news-yahoo (en)

Philippine authorities appealed Thursday for help in getting relief to two million people affected by deadly floods in and around the capital, warning that evacuation centres were overwhelmed.

People and organisations: Social Welfare  Ramon Paje  Corazon Soliman 

Philippines digs out amid massive flood debris
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:01:00 +0200   CBC (en)

Thousands of Filipinos shovelled muck and debris from flood-ravaged homes, shops and roads under a shining sun today after nearly two weeks of nonstop rain shut down the capital and forced hundreds of thousands to flee from the deluge.

People and organisations: Dinky Soliman  John Baird  Social Welfare 

Drenched Philippines Shifts to Rescue Mode
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:01:00 +0200   voanews (en)

MANILA — The Philippine weather service has lifted its storm warning for the capital, Manila. Flood waters that affected more than two-million people are now receding. Three days of flooding in the capital region and immediate surrounding provinces followed nearly two weeks of non-stop rain caused by three cyclones in the Pacific.

People and organisations: Benito Ramos 

UAE Filipinos to aid flood victims
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:47:00 +0200   thenational (en)

Expatriates collect supplies to help people who have been stranded or made homeless.

People and organisations: Red Cross 

Philippine appeals for flood aid for millions
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:26:00 +0200   aljazeera-en (en)

Government calls for help in rushing food, water and clothes to nearly two million people displaced by deadly floods.

People and organisations: Social Welfare  Corazon Soliman 

Manila floods death toll rises to 36 fatalities
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:55:00 +0200   bna-en (en)

Manila: August 9 -- (BNA) The total toll of flash flood fatalities in the Philippines reached 36 fatalities in the aftermath of floods surge caused by heavy torrential monsoon rains in the Capital, Manila, and northern parts of the country.

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Manila floods death toll rises to 36 fatalities
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:40:00 +0200   bna (en)

Manila: August 9 -- (BNA) The total toll of flash flood fatalities in the Philippines reached 36 fatalities in the aftermath of floods surge caused by heavy torrential monsoon rains in the Capital, Manila, and northern parts of the country.

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Why the Philippines' deadly typhoon has two names
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:04:00 +0200   globalpost (en)

A soaking wet child sits on a post on a flooded street in suburban Manila on August 8, 2012. More than one million people in and around the Philippine capital battled deadly floods on August 8 amid relentless monsoon rains. (JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images) Most meteorologists will tell you the flood....

People and organisations: United Nations  Getty Images  World Meteorological Organization 

Flood-Ravaged Manila Lashed by More Rain
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:43:00 +0200   ibtimes-au (en)

With nearly 300,000 people homeless, government and relief organisations call for more volunteers to distribute food, water and medicine.

People and organisations: Typhoon Ketsana  Red Cross  Gwendolyn Pang 

Deadly rains relent over flood-hit Philippines
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:39:00 +0200   CBC (en)

Widespread flooding that killed at least 23 people, battered a million others and paralyzed the Philippine capital briefly eases off, allowing rescuers on rubber boats to reach a large number of distressed residents still marooned in submerged villages.

People and organisations: Benigno Aquino, Jr  Voltaire Gazmin  Benigno Aquino III  Benito Ramos 

Flood rescue effort underway in Philippines
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:39:00 +0200   radioaustralianews (en)

At least 16 people have been killed and 250,000 have fled their homes after more than 24 hours of torrential rain in the Philippines capital Manila.

People and organisations: World Vision  Radio Australia  Emergency 

Volunteer appeal as millions battle Manila flood
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:39:00 +0200   radioaustralianews (en)

Philippines authorities are appealing for volunteers to help deliver emergency supplies to two million people affected by deadly floods in and around the capital Manila.

People and organisations: World Food Program  Bob Carr  World Vision  Radio Australia  Gwendolyn Pang  Red Cross  Benito Ramos 

More than 1 million battle Philippine floods
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:39:00 +0200   radioaustralianews (en)

More than one million people in and around the Philippine capital Manila are battling deadly floods amid relentless monsoon rains.

People and organisations: Benigno Aquino, Jr  Storm Ketsana  Tropical Storm Ketsana  National Disaster Risk Reduction  World Vision  Radio Australia  Benito Ramos 

Philippines: Authorities appeal for volunteers to help 2 million flood victims
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:25:00 +0200   reliefweb-headlines (en)

08/09/2012 03:33 GMT by Cecil Morella Manila, Aug 9, 2012 (AFP) - Philippine authorities appealed Thursday for volunteers to help deliver food, water and other relief goods to two million people affected by deadly floods in and around the Philippine capital.

People and organisations: Social Welfare  Agence France-Presse  Ramon Paje  Benito Ramos  Corazon Soliman